Resilient clamp



T. S. ESNOUGH' AND B. L. SCHREINER.

, RESILIENT CLAMP.

APPL'ICATION magma. I. 1921.

1,380,096. Patent ed' May 31, 1921.

BERNARD L: jaw/N55,?

THOMAS S. ESNOUGH AND BERNARD L. SGHREINER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL- VANIA.

REs LrnNr CLAMP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS S. EsNoUGH and BERNARD L. SOEZREINER, citizens of the United States, and residents of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Resilient Clamp, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention is a resilient clamp and its principal object is to provide a clamp of this character adapted primarily for supporting a broom although it may be used to support any implement having a straight handle.

Further the invention provides a resilient clamp which is constructed from a single length of wire and includes a pair of coacting resilient jaws which will firmly retain a broom handle or the like therebetween.

It is another object of the invention to provide a resilient clamp of this character which cannot be readily strained or distorted, but which will be strong and durable and always retain its resiliency.

Still another object of the invention resides in the provision of a clamp having a positive grip and which is so constructed as to facilitate the engagement and disengagement of the broom or other implement handle.

With the preceding and other objects and advantages in mind, the invention consists in the novel combination of elements, construction and arrangement of parts and operations to be more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawin wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective of our improved clamp holding a broom therein the latter being shown in dotted lines; and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device, the dotted line position of the resilient arms being the relative position of the same during the disengagement of the broom therefrom.

Referring in detail to the drawing wherein corresponding characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 designates a length of relatively stout resilient wire bent intermediate its ends to provide an inverted vertically disposed U-shaped attaching or securing member 6 adapted to be secured to a wall or other support, as illus- Specifieation of Letters Patent. y mm lw 31 1921.

Application filed March 1, 1921.

Serial No. 448,907.

trated in Fig. 1. From the lower end of the U-shaped member, the wire is extended horizontally and laterally to afford oppositely extending legs 7 These'legs 7 are bent, or looped, as at 8, and extended reversely at an angle and intersect each other at a point directly below the U-shaped attaching or securing member 6.

The free ends of the arms 7 are formed with coils 9 which are disposed directly below the bends or loops 8 and coincide with the latter. Extending from the lowermost convolution of the coils 9 are forwardly extending divergent resilient arms 10 adapted to grip the broom or other implement handle, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The free ends of the arms 10 terminate in circular guiding members 11 which are in close proximity to each otherand facilitate the engagement of the broom or other handle with the device.

From the disclosure it will be manifest that we have provided a simple and durable clamp that will possess a positive gripping action and may be manufactured at a nominal cost. 7

It is to be understood that the form of our invention herein shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure and protect by Letters Patent of the United State, is:

1. A resilient clamp including a length of resilient material bent intermediate its ends to provide an attaching member and extended laterally from the attaching memher to afi'ord a pair of oppositely disposed arms, the latter being bent and extended reversely and disposed in crossed relation, coils carried by the free ends of said arms, and coacting resilient arms extending from the coils and toward each other.

2. A resilient clamp including a length of resilient material bent intermediate its ends to provide an attaching member and extended laterally from the attaching member to afiord a pair of oppositely disposed arms, the latter being bent and extended reversely and disposed in crossed relation,

the free ends of said arms being convoluted and terminating in coacting forwardly extending jaws.

3. A resilient clamp comprising a length of resilient material bent intermediate its ends to provide an attaching member and extended laterally from the attaching member to provide a pair of oppositely disposed arms, the latter being bent and extended reversely and arranged in crossed relation, coils carried by the three ends of the arms and disposed below and in alinementwith the bends in the arms, and coacting gripping jaws extending from the coils.

THOMAS S. ESNOUGH.

BERNARD L. SCHREINER. 

